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...Maggie Thatcher") and those with simple, John Lennon-like lyricism. But all of them seem utterly fresh and inseparable from the story they enliven and enhance. The show's centerpiece, of course, is Billy's dancing, which ranges from tap numbers to classical ballet, as well as a striking Act I finale in which Billy, his chance at an audition thwarted, erupts into an emotional, free-form paroxysm of frustration and anger. But Peter Darling's choreography is perhaps most impressive in the intricately staged group numbers like "Solidarity," which brings together lines of cops, strikers and Billy's dance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Billy Elliot: A London Musical Hit on Broadway | 11/14/2008 | See Source »

...line of Shewies act as a wire, so they can actually transmit a current that we can harvest and measure,” explained Natalie G. Farny, a Harvard Medical School affiliate and mentor to the team...

Author: By Helen X. Yang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Bacteria Project Wins International Energy Award | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

...destruction and disaster are anticipated, they can be used as a compulsion to act,” Beck said. “[Catastrophe] shakes [people] up out of their indifference, creating a public sphere of action based on community...

Author: By Natasha S. Whitney, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: German Sociology Professor Discusses Global Warming | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

...Kacynski’s office has since backtracked, and his remarks seem based on impulse. Obama, however, must not act hastily, and must evaluate the project from a balanced perspective. To reject the shield’s installation simply because of Russia’s posturing and a desire to seem diplomatic would appear as a critical sign of weakness to his counterpart in Moscow...

Author: By Alexander R. Konrad | Title: From Russia, With Love | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

...Patriot Act Repealed" "All Public Universities to Be Free" "Nation Sets Its Sites on Building a Sane Economy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No, the War Is Not Over | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

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